City of Safford · FY 2026-27 adopted
A $132.0M budget.
The adopted budget across every fund, as filed with the Arizona Auditor General.
$132.0M
total adopted budget, all funds
$49.7M
General Fund — police, fire, streets, parks
That is about $4,867 of General Fund spending per resident, against a population of 10,217.
Urban Revenue Sharing is 10.2% of recurring General Fund revenue, against Show Low's 7.9%. Unlike Show Low, Safford does levy a property tax — at 78.1% of its statutory maximum — so it holds a local lever its neighbour does not.
Safford runs municipal water, electric, gas, wastewater, a reclamation plant, sanitation and a landfill. Enterprise operations are $65.7M of a $132.0M budget, so any comparison against a town without utilities will mislead in both directions.
Actual General Fund spending exceeded the adopted General Fund budget by $1,188,672 — exactly the debt service recognised with nothing budgeted against it. Enterprise funds came in $5M under, so the City finished 3.0% below its adopted total overall and inside its expenditure limitation.
The core question
Does City of Safford's capital-vs-benefits spending fit its direction and its tax strategy — and where is it headed?
Arizona Auditor General Schedules A-G for FY 2026-27, adopted under Resolution R26-019, with the City's supporting Statements E-1 to E-6 and its own grant reconciliation. Every Schedule A row and every Schedule C column re-adds exactly to its printed total. See the source documents.